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Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed Current And Noncurrent Liabilities Warranty Liability

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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed, Indemnification Assets

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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed, Indemnification Liabilities

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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed, Lease Right Of Use Assets

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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed, Tangible Assets

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of assets acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount of lease obligation assumed in business combination.

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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, acquired at the acquisition date. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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The amount of liability arising from an inherited contingency (as defined) which has been recognized as of the acquisition date.

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Amount of asset related to consideration paid in advance for costs that provide economic benefits in future periods, and amount of other assets that are expected to be realized or consumed within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount due from customers or clients for goods or services, including trade receivables, that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, and amounts due from others, including related parties expected to be converted to cash, sold or exchanged within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount of liabilities incurred for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business and related party payables, assumed at the acquisition date.

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Amount of deferred revenue expected to be recognized as such within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, assumed at the acquisition date.

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Amount recognized for assets, including goodwill, in excess of (less than) the aggregate liabilities assumed.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Acquisitions - Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Apr. 08, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 18, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 457,306		$ 41,214	$ 41,386
Punchh Inc.
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Cash		$ 22,714
Accounts receivable		10,214
Property, plant and equipment, net		592
Lease right-of-use assets		2,473
Indemnification assets		2,224
Prepaid and other acquired assets		2,764
Goodwill		416,092
Total assets		554,973
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		15,827
Deferred revenue		11,125
Loan payables		3,508
Lease liabilities		2,787
Indemnification liabilities		2,224
Deferred taxes		11,794
Consideration paid		507,708
Punchh Inc. \| Developed technology
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets		84,600
Punchh Inc. \| Customer relationships
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets		7,500
Punchh Inc. \| Trade names
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets		$ 5,800
Drive-Thru Communications Systems, 3M
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, net						$ 712
Tangible assets						0
Goodwill						2,390
Total assets						8,412
Accounts payable and accrued expenses						0
Warranty liability						1,412
Deferred revenue						0
Earn-Out liability						0
Consideration paid						7,000
Drive-Thru Communications Systems, 3M \| Developed technology
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets						1,200
Drive-Thru Communications Systems, 3M \| Customer relationships
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets						3,600
Drive-Thru Communications Systems, 3M \| Trade names
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets						0
Drive-Thru Communications Systems, 3M \| Trademark
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets						$ 510
Accsys llc (restaurant magic)
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, net					$ 0
Tangible assets					1,344
Goodwill					27,773
Total assets					47,517
Accounts payable and accrued expenses					629
Warranty liability					0
Deferred revenue					715
Earn-Out liability					3,340
Consideration paid					42,833
Accsys llc (restaurant magic) \| Developed technology
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets					16,400
Accsys llc (restaurant magic) \| Customer relationships
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets					1,100
Accsys llc (restaurant magic) \| Trade names
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets					900
Accsys llc (restaurant magic) \| Trademark
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets					$ 0
Drive-Thru Communications Systems, 3M and AccSys, LLC (Restaurant Magic)
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, net				712
Tangible assets				1,344
Goodwill				30,163
Total assets				55,929
Accounts payable and accrued expenses				629
Warranty liability				1,412
Deferred revenue				715
Earn-Out liability				3,340
Consideration paid				49,833
Drive-Thru Communications Systems, 3M and AccSys, LLC (Restaurant Magic) \| Developed technology
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets				17,600
Drive-Thru Communications Systems, 3M and AccSys, LLC (Restaurant Magic) \| Customer relationships
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets				4,700
Drive-Thru Communications Systems, 3M and AccSys, LLC (Restaurant Magic) \| Trade names
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets				900
Drive-Thru Communications Systems, 3M and AccSys, LLC (Restaurant Magic) \| Trademark
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets				$ 510